The New York Times is tracking the human toll of the conflict in this feature. The primary source is the online video that has allowed a widening war to be documented like no other, and posts try to put the video into context.
Edited by Liam Stack

Video posted online on Monday showed residents of the town of Douma digging through rubble after an airstrike that was said to have killed at least two people, both of them children. The men shown in the video climbed on top of a pile of rubble and tossed debris off of it, including shattered cinder blocks and wooden beams. The cameraman said they were "searching for martyrs under the rubble." Activists said the fatalities were sisters, Esraa and Shahd al-Darra, age 10 and 8.

This video in context

What We Know

This video is one of several posted by activists to YouTube on Monday that showed residents of Douma digging through rubble after an airstrike. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said bombs killed six civilians, including two children, in the town on Monday.

What We Don't Know

The total number of people killed by the airstrike is unclear. The Syrian Observatory
reported six deaths, including two children and two women, but did not identify them. Activists from the town's Local Coordination Committee said two children died and identified them as the Darra sisters.

Other Videos

The same activist YouTube account that posted the main video featured above also postedseveralothervideos that showed residents of Douma digging through rubble searching for survivors. In many of those videos, men can be seen filming the scene on phone cameras.